Month: November 2021

4:07 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Keeping quarterback Aaron Rodgers off his fractured toe was more important to the Green Bay Packers this week than getting him on the practice field. That’s how coach Matt LaFleur approached the lead-up to Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams at Lambeau Field. Rodgers did not practice
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12:45 PM ET South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence claimed a four-shot lead at the Joburg Open on Friday as imminent travel restrictions and a thunderstorm meant for a turbulent second round at the season-opening DP World Tour event. Rain and lightning halted play for over two hours, meaning half the field were yet to complete the
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3:34 PM ET Associated Press Top-ranked Novak Djokovic secured a victory for Serbia, 40-year-old Feliciano Lopez got defending champion Spain off to a solid start, and a young Italian team rolled past the 32-time champion United States in the Davis Cup finals on Friday. Djokovic beat Dennis Novak 6-3, 6-2 to give Serbia a 2-0
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3:12 PM ET Oregon State reached a new contract with head coach Jonathan Smith that takes him through the 2027 season, the school announced Friday. “I want to thank the Oregon State administration for making this commitment to our football program,” Smith said in the school’s release. “The continuity of our coaches and football staff
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2:33 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints receiver/kick returner Deonte Harris is appealing a three-game suspension from the NFL for a summer DUI arrest near his hometown of Baltimore, a source confirmed. A final ruling could be handed down soon since Harris’ case was resolved earlier in November when he was sentenced to
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1:32 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will once again be without wide receiver Antonio Brown when they travel to face the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, coach Bruce Arians said Friday. “The only person who is out for this game is Antonio Brown,” Arians said. “We’ll have some guys that will go
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1:01 PM ET Houston Rockets rookie guard Jalen Green will miss at least one week because of a strained left hamstring, coach Stephen Silas told reporters Friday. Green, the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA draft, exited Wednesday’s 118-113 win over the Chicago Bulls in the second quarter because of the injury. Silas said
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1:07 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Two key offensive players are coming back for the Cleveland Browns, as coach Kevin Stefanski said following Friday’s practice that running back Kareem Hunt and right tackle Jack Conklin will be activated off injured reserve. The moves will clear the way for Hunt and Conklin to play Sunday night
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8:37 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Amir Khan and Kell Brook are close to agreeing terms on a long-awaited, and almost forgotten, welterweight fight in Manchester on Feb. 19, according
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11:24 AM ET Either European champions Italy or Cristiano Ronaldo‘s Portugal will miss out on World Cup after being drawn in the same playoff path in Friday’s draw. It means either Ronaldo and the 2016 European champions, or four-time World Cup winners Italy, will miss out on the tournament next year. Italy finished as runners-up
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12:06 PM ET Louisiana Tech and head football coach Skip Holtz have agreed to part ways, the school announced Friday. Holtz, 57, will coach his final game with the Bulldogs on Saturday against Rice. “Skip and I talked and agreed it was time for a change for both parties,” Eric Wood, vice president and director
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10:37 AM ET Running back Tiyon Evans, Tennessee‘s leading rusher, announced on his Instagram page Friday that he has entered his name into the transfer portal. Evans leads the Volunteers with 525 rushing yards this season and is tied for the team lead with six rushing touchdowns. He also caught a 47-yard touchdown pass against
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News Review of dressing-room culture and game-wide approach to dealing with complaints are among pledges Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive, says that the “earthquake” of revelations surrounding institutional racism in English cricket could prove to be the catalyst for long-overdue change within the sport, as the board on Friday unveiled its five-point action plan
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